Prior to the arrival of the United States in China, most of the Chinese populations were farmers who farmed rice fields in the countryside. Production was good, children respected their elders, and the Chinese culture was maintained. But as the century passed, their native society was either destroyed or replaced. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the …showed first 75 words of 348 total…

…showed last 75 words of 348 total…Imperialism actually significantly improved the Chinese economy. The social ideas and religious practices of the Chinese were replaced with Christianity, brought by the U.S. But despite these loses, we also did a favor or two for China. We introduced unseen innovations to the Chinese, such as the railway system and western style humanities and ideas. Whether in a good sense or bad, Imperialism in the 19th century affected every facet of the Chinese society.